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Recent Examples of pothole
Since the start of construction, neighbors on Rockland Drive have filed at least 10 complaints to the city’s 311 system for mud in the road, erosion, pothole repair and traffic-calming measures.
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Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Swerve to avoid a car that's swerving to avoid a pothole.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Under Mahan’s tenure, the city’s vehicles have been outfitted with pothole-detecting cameras and its employees use AI to win multimillion-dollar grants.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the video, a school bus gets stuck in a pothole and JJ and his friends transform into superheroes after eating some delicious fruity muffins.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Swerve to avoid a car that's swerving to avoid a pothole.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Under Mahan’s tenure, the city’s vehicles have been outfitted with pothole-detecting cameras and its employees use AI to win multimillion-dollar grants.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the video, a school bus gets stuck in a pothole and JJ and his friends transform into superheroes after eating some delicious fruity muffins.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pothole
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Guests on other cruise lines are sure to notice the 43-foot-tall crown and anchor logo that faces the Nassau Cruise Port’s turning basin.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The tools were found in Greece's Megalopolis basin, a low-lying valley in southern Greece's Peloponnese peninsula.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The closest creek is 75 yards away, and the church wasn’t considered to be in the 100-year floodplain, but that changed after Helene, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2026
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But Suen encourages residents in flood-prone areas to still have an emergency preparedness kit ready, along with knowing their flood risk and looking at FEMA floodplain maps for their families.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The area has deep ravines and dense vegetation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The workers were traveling back to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in a farming village in Negros Oriental province when their truck overshot the road and fell into a 100-f00t-deep ravine, police said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The impact of that realization, combined with the serenity and natural beauty of the canyon, make an unforgettable first impression.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Right now, warm water is barely cresting the moraine, then flowing down a seabed canyon toward the glacier.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Visible only to Hana at first, in convex reflective surfaces like a kettle or the back of a spoon, Bertha does not take kindly to Hana’s attempts to kick the pill habit and start policing her food intake the old-fashioned way.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Keep kettles warm and fire steady.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Enhance your dining experience with this sleek silver chopstick rest from Ming Yu Wang, inspired by horse saddles and adorned with a freshwater pearl.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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History podcasts, because of their ability to plunge into the crevasses of history, the power of the audio narrative, and the intellectual resolve of entrepreneurial podcasters have become a popular and formidable resource.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The mayor took a spin in a Jeep Wrangler in the exhibit's interactive off-roading track, which took her up a high track, down some bumpy steps, across crevasses to test the vehicle's maneuverability and along an uneven plane.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Tri-Cities area has long been a hub for agriculture, wine and outdoor recreation, an area along the Snake River and Columbia River gorge that native Americans called the wintering grounds because of its temperate climate.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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These single-pitch routes scale the park’s 60-foot-deep gorge and range from W12 to W13 in difficulty.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Pothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pothole. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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